Statements and Releases

Welcome to AAPCHO’s media room where you will find press highlights, latest news, and multimedia presentations about our work. We invite you to explore the left sidebar to navigate our media room and to check this section often to stay informed about what AAPCHO is doing to improve the health status and access of our communities.

Hep B United today released a blueprint report entitled, Opportunities for Federal-Community Collaboration to Reduce Disparities in Hepatitis B: 2014-2016. The report highlights recommendations on how local coalitions and federal agencies can collaborate to further the goals identified in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis, Updated 2014-2016. Continue reading →

AAPCHO and its member community health centers, would like to express its appreciation to Dr. Howard K. Koh for his service and contributions as the Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health & Human Services. Continue reading →

Speaking at a ceremony today at the White House, Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recognized Action for Health Justice and eight of its partners as Champions of Change for outreaching and enrolling Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) in the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading →

Coming on the heels of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) first open enrollment period during which over 8 million Americans signed up, the White House announced that it will honor Action for Health Justice (AHJ) and eight of its partners as Champions of Change. The award recognizes and celebrates the leadership of these organizations in educating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AAs and NHPIs) about the new health law. Continue reading →

AAPCHO encouraged community members and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (AA&NHOPI)-serving organizations to provide feedback on the newly released national viral hepatitis action plan. Continue reading →

Hep B United, a national campaign to address and eliminate hepatitis B, today applauded the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for issuing a “B” grade, recommending screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in persons at high risk, including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), who make up 5 percent of the total population in the United States, but account for more than 50 percent of Americans living with chronic hepatitis B. Continue reading →

The National Collaborative, a coalition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) national and community organizations and Federally Qualified Health Centers, pauses to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was not only a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, but also a champion for health equity. Continue reading →

Diabetes patients using Enabling Services (ES), non-clinical services such as financial counseling and health education, had better health outcomes than non-users, according to a recent study by AAPCHO. Continue reading →

NACHC, AAPCHO, OPCA and IAF have launched a Kresge Foundation-funded project to measure and capture health centers’ patient risks in terms of both clinical and non-clinical factors, such as the social determinants of health–the social, environmental, and economic factors that influence an individual’s health. Continue reading →

AAPCHO participated in an action where approximately 100 women were arrested outside the House of Representatives for protesting the House’s inaction on comprehensive immigration reform that treats the health and lives of women, children and families fairly. Continue reading →

AAPCHO delivered over 2,000 petition signatures to Senate offices asserting the right to health care for aspiring citizens. The petitions come just hours before the Senate is expected to vote on the Corker-Hoeven amendment, which fundamentally alters the Senate immigration bill. Continue reading →

AAPCHO member, North East Medical Services of San Francisco, CA was among a select group of recipients presented with Hep B United’s inaugural Hep B United Champion awards, which recognizes extraordinary leadership and commitment in addressing hepatitis B in high-risk Asian American and Pacific Islander populations. Continue reading →

Hep B United joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in announcing the first-ever multilingual campaign for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), to increase testing for hepatitis B among this population across the United States. Continue reading →

AAPCHO), as part of a contingent of national Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (AA&NHOPI) leaders, had a historic meeting with President Barack Obama and White House staff yesterday and urged him to revise health reform initiatives so they may better serve the AA&NHOPI population. Continue reading →

AAPCHO today applauded a bipartisan Senate group for its work on an immigration reform bill to overhaul the country’s outdated immigration system. The proposed bill, which aims to update and streamline current immigration laws Continue reading →

AAPCHO applauds President Obama’s remarks today to fix the nation’s immigration system. President Obama’s remarks come on the heels of a bipartisan Senate agreement to overhaul immigration laws. Although the details of the president’s blueprint and the Senate’s proposal remain to be negotiated in the coming weeks Continue reading →

AAPCHO received a 3-year grant totaling over $700,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new Health Information Technology (HIT) strategies that increase screening for chronic hepatitis B and reduce the impact of hepatitis B among high-risk Asian American and Pacific Islander populations. First study to evaluate HIT strategies for low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander Populations Infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). Continue reading →

AAPCHO was featured in a national study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services entitled, “Understanding the Impact of Health Information Technology in Underserved Communities and those with Health Disparities.” The study highlights the critical role of health information technology (HIT) in Continue reading →

AAPCHO applauds today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Long standing supporters of the ACA, AAPCHO and its member community health centers consider the overall ruling a significant victory in the effort to ensure meaningful access to quality, affordable, and culturally and linguistically competent health care for all Americans, particularly medically underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. Continue reading →

AAPCHO is concerned about the Pew Research Center’s (PRC) report released yesterday, entitled The Rise of Asian Americans. While AAPCHO commends the PRC for conducting this research, we were disappointed that significant challenges facing Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders (AA&NHOPIs)—specifically gaps in access to health care and health disparities—were completely excluded from the report. Continue reading →

AAPCHO and the Hepatitis B Foundation, with the support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health, today launched the “Hep B United” national campaign aimed at bringing attention and action to ending hepatitis B, especially among high-risk Asian American and Pacific Islander populations in the U.S. Continue reading →

Angela Wan of Seattle, WA is the grand prize winner of the AAPCHO’s “Our Stories 2012: Empowering Healthy Communities” national contest. She will be honored for her winning video at the organization’s 25th Anniversary gala event on March 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

Shane Chen of Houston, Texas is the grand prize winner of AAPCHO’s “Our Stories 2012: Empowering Healthy Communities” national contest. She will be honored for her winning photo at the organization’s 25th Anniversary gala event on March 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

AAPCHO is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a national conference and gala on March 19 and 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event is titled AAPCHO’s 25th Anniversary “Cultivating Traditions of Wellness” and will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Continue reading →

Today, AAPCHO joined the National Health Law Program and other organizations of health care providers, consumers and local health officials in the presentation of an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Continue reading →

AAPCHO in collaboration with the Congressional Tri-Caucus, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), and members of the Summit Host Committee convened the 2011 Health Equity Summit on Saturday, September 17th. Continue reading →

AAPCHO just released a hepatitis B product series to help raise awareness about hepatitis B and reduce its impact on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander (AA&NHOPI) communities. Continue reading →

AAPCHO recently received over $4 million to help existing and new community-based organizations integrate Health Information Technology (HIT) into their practices and provide improved health care to medically underserved AA&NHOPIs. Continue reading →

AAPCHO is honoring Reverend Vien The Nguyen for his instrumental role in bringing national attention to important health issues affecting Asian American and Pacific Islander populations, especially within post Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Continue reading →

The American Diabetes Association has elected Jeffrey Caballero, Executive Director of the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), a national organization dedicated to improving the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (AA & NHOPI), to its Board of Directors. Continue reading →

AAPCHO today supported the findings of the IOM’s Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Report: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C, which claimed that current efforts to stem hepatitis B and C in the United States are not working. Continue reading →

AAPCHO today enthusiastically praised the new Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Prevention & Control Act of 2009 (HR3974), aimed at significantly reducing the prevalence of a potentially deadly disease that already impacts more than 5 million people in the United States. Continue reading →

The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), a coalition of public, private, and voluntary organizations dedicated to the prevention and reduction of viral hepatitis in the U.S., today announced Mr. Jeffrey Caballero as its new Executive Committee Vice-Chair. Continue reading →